Recent advances in highway safety analysis can provide more reliable information for effective investment decisions on the nation’s highway system. The objective of this EDC-3 initiative is broader implementation of two of these advances—predictive approaches and systemic approaches—into safety management processes and project development decision making.
Predictive approaches combine crash, roadway inventory, and traffic volume data to provide more reliable estimates of an existing or proposed roadway’s expected safety performance. The results inform roadway safety management and project development decision making as well as safety countermeasure selection and evaluation. Examples of tools State and local highway agencies can use to apply predictive approaches include AASHTO’s Highway Safety Manual, AASHTOWare’s Safety Analyst software, FHWA’s Interactive Highway Safety Design Model and Crash Modification Factors Clearinghouse, and several commercial products in the marketplace.
Systemic approaches target high-risk roadway features associated with particular severe crash types. A comprehensive safety management program incorporates a systemic approach to complement traditional high crash location-oriented (i.e., “hot spot”) approaches. The Missouri and Minnesota DOTs have been leaders in implementing the systemic approach to safety. FHWA’s Systemic Safety Project Selection Tool and AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s usRAP software are examples of tools available to implement a systemic approach to safety management.
Implementation Team
- Gene Amparano, FHWA RC Safety & Design (gene.amparano@dot.gov)
- Victoria Brinkly, Western Federal Lands (victoria.brinkly@dot.gov)
- Clayton Chen, FHWA Safety R&D (clayton.chen@dot.gov)
- Tim Colling, Michigan LTAP, Michigan Tech (tkcollin@mtu.edu)
- Matthew Enders, Washington State LTAP Representation (Matthew.Enders@wsdot.wa.gov)
- Dave Engstrom, FHWA RC Safety & Design (david.engstrom@dot.gov)
- Linda Guin, FHWA AL Division (linda.guin@dot.gov)
- Kelly Hardy, AASHTO (khardy@aashto.org)
- Tim Harmon, New Hampshire DOT (tharmon@dot.state.nh.us)
- Hillary Isebrands, FHWA RC Safety & Design (hillary.isebrands@dot.gov)
- Judith Johnson, FHWA Public Affairs (judith.johnson@dot.gov)
- Earl “Rusty” Lee, Delaware LTAP, University of Delaware (elee@udel.edu)
- Jennifer Marandino, South Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (jmarandino@sjtpo.org)
- Mick Matzke, FHWA Office of Infrastructure (michael.matzke@dot.gov)
- John McFadden, FHWA RC Safety & Design (john.mcfadden@dot.gov)
- George Merritt, FHWA RC Safety & Design (george.merritt@dot.gov)
- John Miller, Missouri DOT (john.p.miller@modot.mo.gov)
- John Milton, Washington State DOT (miltonj@wsdot.wa.gov)
- Kevin Murphy, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (kmurphy@dvrpc.org)
- Don Petersen, FHWA WA Division (don.petersen@dot.gov)
- Stephen Read, Virginia DOT (stephen.read@vdot.virginia.gov)
- Jerry Roche, FHWA Office of Safety (jerry.roche@dot.gov)
- Jacinda Russell, FHWA RI Division (jacinda.russell@dot.gov)
- Karen Scurry, FHWA Office of Safety (karen.scurry@dot.gov)
- Will Stein, FHWA MN Division (william.stein@dot.gov)
- Priscilla Tobias, Illinois DOT (priscilla.tobias@illinois.gov)
- Betsey Tramonte, FHWA Louisiana Division (betsey.tramonte@dot.gov)
- Derek Troyer, Ohio DOT (derek.troyer@dot.state.oh.us)
- Mark Vizecky, Minnesota DOT (mark.vizecky@state.mn.us)
- Jeremey Vortherms, Iowa DOT (jeremey.vortherms@dot.iowa.gov)
Implementation Plan: Working Draft
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